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The German government leapt into action Monday (22 June) to rescue a proposed €9 billion coronavirus bailout for Lufthansa that has run into resistance from a billionaire shareholder.

The Kremlin has become entrenched in a war of words with Europe over the legacy of World War II, as both sides accuse each other of cynically rewriting history for political gain.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about how expensive alcohol is in Finland, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov being interrogated as a witness in a criminal case, and so much more.

Companies offering energy performance contracts to municipalities saw only moderate growth last year, despite a renewed push at EU level to boost energy savings and building renovation.

The head of a special election assessment mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Urszula Gacek, said on Monday (22 June) in Belgrade that Serbia’s general election had been marked by political polarisation and an...

The EU’s special envoy for the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue, Miroslav Lajčak, said on Monday (22 June) in Belgrade that the EU wanted a comprehensive agreement between Belgrade and Priština that would permanently solve all open issues. Lajčak said that he was...

As a result of the more conservative composition of the new parliament following elections in February, Slovakia is on track to changing its abortion legislation. The draft law is being presented by the Christian Union (platform within OĽaNO), whose MP and...

Spain started its first working day entering a ‘new normal’ on Monday (22 June) after 98 days under a state of alarm due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, train and bus stations had more passengers and services have been...

Finland is offering to help Sweden tackle the coronavirus crisis, which remains difficult for mining communities in the north, Finnish Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo (Green) told Swedish broadsheet Svenska Dagbladet on Sunday (21 June). This comes after the Finnish government...

The price of alcohol, tobacco and food in Finland is making waves across the country’s media particularly with the price of alcohol being the most expensive in the EU as it is 91% above the EU average, according to a...

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) is contemplating criminal charges for the author of a satirical piece published on the media outlet taz. Critics accuse him of infringing press freedoms and Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly weighed in on the...

Polish President Andrzej Duda heads to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (24 June), only four days before presidential elections in Poland on 28 June. The last-minute visit to the White House is expected to give Duda...

Airport and airline operators are already locked in a spat about whether a rules waiver granted by the EU back in March should be extended, although a decision is not due until mid-September.

To choose your leaders or your health? Voters in North Macedonia are facing this conundrum as the country heads towards key elections just as a second wave of the coronavirus is rising.

Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time, with “worrying increases” in Latin America, especially Brazil, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday (22 June).

The world’s largest all-electric ferry completed 10 months of trials last week, as the EU-funded project revealed that battery-powered boats will save operators money compared to their diesel counterparts during their decades of service.

European food retailers need to widen the scope of their greenhouse gas reporting in order to account for emissions resulting from food waste across their supply chains, writes Matthew McLuckie.

The European Commission has applauded efforts by some of the world's largest tech platforms in stifling the spread of illegal content, in the last evaluation of the EU's code on countering illegal hate speech online before the Digital Services Act is presented later this year.

A truly integrated EU labour market cannot exist without a fair level of coordination for social security, writes Dragoș Pîslaru, who insists that Europe must learn the lessons of the COVID-19 crisis.